FROM STAFF REPORTS
MARBLE FALLS — Community leaders honored first responders from fire, police and EMS agencies in the Highland Lakes on Sept. 11 during the Patriot Awards 9/11 Memorial Ceremony at Lakeside Park. Continue reading “First responders honored at Marble Falls 9/11 ceremony”
JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF
MARBLE FALLS — A pair of Division I quarterbacks highlight the Marble Falls High School football team’s contest against Boerne High on Sept. 12.
Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. at Mustang Stadium, 2101 Mustang Drive. Continue reading “Marble Falls-Boerne contest should be quarterback battle”
JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF
BURNET — It doesn’t get easier for the Burnet High School football team.
After suffering a 40-16 loss to Abilene Wylie last week, the Bulldogs (1-1) are preparing for a home game against against Fredericksburg (2-0). Continue reading “Burnet football up against tough Billies defense”
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR
BURNET — A walk through backyard sheds or garages often turns up old containers of toxic chemicals: a bottle of pesticide with a slight sheen on the outside as if the stuff is permeating through the plastic; a milk jug full of used motor oil from last year; or a couple cans of latex paint left over from the winter you repainted the bedrooms.
Every time you walk by these containers, you tell yourself you’ll take get rid of them. Continue reading “Clean out the shed, appease the spouse at Burnet County hazardous waste collection”
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF
BURNET — City officials have asked the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to change a permit that requires the municipality to refill the Hamilton Creek Park waterway using well water. Continue reading “Burnet seeks OK to stop refilling Hamilton Creek Park ‘ponds’”
FROM STAFF REPORTS
MARBLE FALLS — On Sept. 11, 2001, while others ran from the destruction caused by two airliners slamming into the World Trade Center towers in New York City, firefighters, police and EMS personnel ran toward it to rescue those injured and trapped. Continue reading “Marble Falls pauses Sept. 11 for reflection and recognition”
FROM STAFF REPORTS
MARBLE FALLS — As part of National Diaper Awareness Week (bet you didn’t know such a week even existed), Lone Star Capital Bank of Marble Falls is holding a diaper drive to benefit the Bluebonnet Trails Early Childhood Intervention’s diaper bank. Continue reading “Marble Falls bank stepping up to keep babies’ bottoms bundled”
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF
MARBLE FALLS — Erecting signs to find civic landmarks such as the pavilion, a boat ramp or Historic Main Street in Marble Falls has raised questions about use of capital improvement funds for tourism-related projects, officials say. Continue reading “Marble Falls council says ‘no’ to $50,000 for landmark signs”
JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF
MARBLE FALLS — Robert Moss couldn’t hide the smile on his face.
“This is a surprise,” said the Marble Falls Parks and Recreation Department director as he told the parks and recreation commission that the Marble Falls Economic Development Corp. has agreed to give in-kind matching funds to the department. He made the announcement during the commission’s regular meeting Sept. 8. Continue reading “Marble Falls parks discusses tree care program, fenced dog park”
